CSR Finds Its Way into the Navman GPS 4400 Wireless Car Navigation System.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2004 CSR (1) (Customer Service Representative) A person who handles a customer's request regarding a bill, account changes or service or merchandise ordered. Agents in call centers are known as CSRs. See call center. (Cambridge Silicon Radio) today announced that its BlueCore Bluetooth(R) silicon has been selected by Navman, a world leader in mobile GPS navigation See GPS. , for its Navman GPS 4400 in-vehicle system. The Bluetooth wireless connection, made possible with CSR's BlueCore in the Navman GPS 4400, turns a Pocket PC PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). into a navigation system A GPS-based electronic system in a car or truck that provides a real time map of the vehicle's current location as well as step-by-step directions to a programmed destination. See GPS and vehicle tracking. that will issue voice commands. The easy to use in-car Navman system makes use of satellite location technology (GPS) to pinpoint your location and then issues precise directions throughout the journey using voice commands. Voice technology is made possible by the supplied SmartST(TM) Professional Voice Navigation Using voice recognition to select options from a menu. software. Navman GPS 4400 is available now from online retailers for approximately $400. The GPS 4400 receiver is Navman's first to be offered with Bluetooth wireless technology and, similar to Navman's other GPS receivers, offers navigational accuracy within a tolerance of 5 meters. The Navman GPS 4400 issues voice commands, for added safety, giving instructions on every turn with a high-degree of accuracy. The Bluetooth link will allow the GPS receiver to communicate wirelessly with a Pocket PC PDA, which provides the user interface. Included in the SmartST software suite are road and street level maps for sixteen Western European countries, USA, or Australia, ensuring accurate navigation for personal, sales or delivery use. The Navman SmartST software will work on any Pocket PC 2002 or 2003 system with embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. Bluetooth wireless technology. The supplied vehicle windshield mount combined with Bluetooth wireless connectivity allows the GPS receiver to be mounted on the front or rear windshield. CSR's BlueCore Class 2 Bluetooth device will provide a wireless connection between the GPS receiver and PDA up to a range of 10 meters -- permitting convenient location of the receiver and PDA. A fully mobile system, the Navman GPS 4400 is also designed to be easily transferred from vehicle to vehicle unlike fully embedded in-vehicle systems See automotive systems. . The low power consumption of CSR's BlueCore ensures that battery life in the GPS 4400 is maximized which means three AAA batteries
An AAA battery (pronounced "triple A") is 44.5 mm long and 10.5 mm in diameter, weighing around 11.5 grams. Output of alkaline batteries in this size is 1. can power the unit for up to 30 hours. For even longer trips, the Navman GPS 4400 can be powered using a vehicle's 12V cigarette lighter via the vehicle power adaptor cable. Nicholas Maire, Vice President of Marketing and New Product Development, Navman, "Navman is excited to have launched a navigation system to work with Bluetooth enabled Pocket PCs. This will provide a cost effective navigation system for business or personal use. Bluetooth provides a much needed convenience to the vehicle environment." Maire continued, "The small footprint and low power consumption of CSR's BlueCore combined with the large number of devices already powered by BlueCore makes it an ideal choice for the Navman GPS 4400 which needs to work in conjunction with Pocket PC PDAs." About CSR CSR (Cambridge Silicon Radio) is a leading provider of single-chip radio devices for Bluetooth wireless communication. CSR offers developed hardware/software packages based around BlueCore, a fully integrated 2.4 GHz radio, baseband and microcontroller A single chip that contains the processor (the CPU), non-volatile memory for the program (ROM or flash), volatile memory for input and output (RAM), a clock and an I/O control unit. . BlueCore features in 60 percent of all qualified Bluetooth v1.1 enabled products and modules with international names such as Microsoft Corp, Nokia, Dell, Panasonic, Audi, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Toshiba, Samsung and Sony already using BlueCore in their range of Bluetooth products. In June 2003, CSR launched the third generation BlueCore devices with full support for v1.2 of the Bluetooth specification. CSR is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with offices in Richardson, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. , USA; Tokyo, Japan; Singapore; Seoul, Korea; Taipei, Taiwan and Aalborg, Denmark. More information can be found at www.csr.com and the partner web site www.btdesigner.com More information about Bluetooth can be found on the SIG web site at www.bluetooth.com |
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